Does Google want to kill the web?
Google hasn’t said it wants to kill the web, of course. Some of you might be asking, “What the heck are you smoking!?” that I’d even entertain such a question. After all, the company has built its core business around the web. But if you take a closer look at its recent actions, you might […] more…Advanced Threat Hunting: Automating Large-Scale Operations with LLMs
Last week, we were fortunate enough to attend the fantastic LABScon conference, organized by the SentinelOne Labs team. While there, we presented a workshop titled ‘Advanced Threat Hunting: Automating Large-Scale Operations with LLMs.’ The main goal of this workshop was to show attendees how they could automate their research using the VirusTotal API and Gemini. […] more…6 shape-shifting new Android browser powers
One of my favorite things about Android is how the platform is an infinity pool of possibility and power-user potential. No matter how long you’ve been using it or how deeply you think you’ve explored, there’s always something new and exciting bubbling beneath the surface and waiting to be discovered. I was reminded of this […] more…OpenAI: Latest news and insights
OpenAI is an artificial intelligence organization comprised of the non-profit OpenAI, Inc. and several for-profit subsidiaries. The company is perhaps best known for its ChatGPT chatbot, which launched in 2022, kicking off a period of massive disruption in the tech industry and beyond. A complicated and increasingly contentious relationship with Microsoft, ongoing legal issues over […] more…New WalkMe offering embeds training directly into apps
WalkMe, the digital adoption platform (DAP) vendor that SAP bought last year for $1.5 billion in cash, on Tuesday launched what it described as a “new digital learning solution”, an AI-based offering it says embeds training directly into the software tools employees use daily. Most enterprise training, the company said, “still happens too early, too […] more…AI bubble watch: OpenAI to burn through $115B by 2029
The AI emperor is not wearing any clothes — I mean, seriously, he’s as naked as a jaybird. Or to be more precise, the big-name AI companies are burning through unprecedented amounts of money this year. With no clear plan to make a profit anytime soon. (Sure, Nvidia is coining cash with its chip foundries, […] more…Google’s €2.95 billion EC antitrust fine is just the beginning
The European Commission (EC) on Friday hit Google with a €2.95 billion ($3.46 billion) antitrust fine for “abusive practices” in its adtech business. But observers said that IT leaders should look at the decision as a warning about a potential wave of global regulatory decisions on tech issues. For example, Friday also saw a major […] more…The Google-Apple search deal judgment: Should genAI firms worry?
Forgive me for going off the wall a little today, but what’s interesting about the judgment made concerning the Google-Apple search deal isn’t that not much will change, it’s that it suggests that exclusive deals between generative AI firms and Big Tech will not be permitted. That’s going to spell interesting times ahead, as the genAI firms […] more…AGI explained: Artificial intelligence with humanlike cognition
As artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, gains traction in the business world after years of promise, a new generation of AI is starting to emerge — at least in the hype cycle. It’s not agentic AI, it’s not robotic AI, or physical AI. It is artificial general intelligence, or AGI. Two years ago, fear of […] more…14 hidden Pixel features for smarter calling
Pixel phones are filled with efficiency-enhancing Google intelligence, and one area that’s all too easy to overlook is the way the devices can improve the act of actually talking on your cellular telephone. That’s true for any Pixel model, no matter how old it may be, and it’s especially true for the more recent Pixel […] more…Everything we know about Apple Intelligence
Apple devices support Apple Intelligence, the growing collection of artificial intelligence (AI) tools the company began to roll out in October 2024. These include both consumer-friendly tools such as automatic mixing in Apple Music alongside a growing selection of increasingly powerful tools to get tasks done, ranging from writing tools to image creation, visual intelligence, […] more…Inside of the WASP’s nest: deep dive into PyPI-hosted malware
Photo by Matheus Queiroz on Unsplash In late 2022 we decided to start monitoring PyPI, arguably the most important Python repository, as there were a number of reports on it hosting malware. PyPI took exceptional relevance amongst all repositories as, historically, it was trusted by default by many software developers. Any security breach or abuse […] more…Apple, Google team up to tackle Bluetooth tracker-stalking terror
The days when people can be abusively tracked using devices such as Apple’s AirTags may be numbered; both Apple and Google today jointly announced work on a new standard that will prevent this from happening and hinted that Android users will soon be able to tell whether they’re being tracked by an AirTag. Got to stop […] more…Cyber Insights 2023 | Zero Trust and Identity and Access Management
About SecurityWeek Cyber Insights | At the end of 2022, SecurityWeek liaised with more than 300 cybersecurity experts from over 100 different organizations to gain insight into the security issues of today – and how these issues might evolve during 2023 and beyond. The result is more than a dozen features on subjects ranging from AI, quantum […] more…Cyber Insights 2023: Venture Capital
About SecurityWeek Cyber Insights | At the end of 2022, SecurityWeek liaised with more than 300 cybersecurity experts from over 100 different organizations to gain insight into the security issues of today – and how these issues might evolve during 2023 and beyond. The result is more than a dozen features on subjects ranging from AI, quantum […] more…Cyber Insights 2023 | Ransomware
About SecurityWeek Cyber Insights | At the end of 2022, SecurityWeek liaised with more than 300 cybersecurity experts from over 100 different organizations to gain insight into the security issues of today – and how these issues might evolve during 2023 and beyond. The result is more than a dozen features on subjects ranging from AI, quantum […] more…More information
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